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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Sheep Man tell the Main Character that he fled to the mountains?
(a) He worked for the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture.
(b) For love.
(c) To avoid the war.
(d) To follow the Sheep.

2. What type of station do the Main Character and the Girlfriend go to in Chapter 24?
(a) Train.
(b) Airport.
(c) Bus.
(d) Subway.

3. Whose suicide is revealed in Part 8?
(a) The Sheep Man's.
(b) The Girlfriend's.
(c) The Rat's.
(d) The Boss's.

4. What does the Sheep Professor tell Main Character and the Girlfriend that the sheep plans to do?
(a) Turn the running of the world over to the animals.
(b) Unite the sheep of the world.
(c) Transform humanity.
(d) Kill the Boss and take over Japan.

5. Who is buried in the garage?
(a) The Rat.
(b) The Sheep Man.
(c) The Sheep.
(d) The Girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is the Kipper referred to in the name of Chapter 24?

2. What does the mirror reveal about the Sheep Man?

3. Where do the Girlfriend and the Main Character find a phone book to look up hotels?

4. On what basis do the Girlfriend and the Main Character select a hotel to stay in?

5. What best describes the appearance of the Dolphin Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the Sheep Professor came to his current state of being.

2. Is the Limo Driver an intelligent man?

3. Is the Cat or the Main Character more at home in the world? Please fully support your answer.

4. Why is the Rat able to destroy the Sheep?

5. Aside from her powerful ears, is the Girlfriend a help or a hindrance to the Main Character?

6. Describe the Dolphin Hotel.

7. What factors contribute to the eerie feeling of the area near the villa in Junitaki?

8. How is isolation and alienation of the characters apparent in Chapters 25 and 26?

9. How does the Limo Driver feel about the cat?

10. What indicates that the Main Character's journey to Junitaki may be a hazardous one?

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